Students and applicants were emailed about this review update on Thursday 21 May in the afternoon, with letters following on, including to parents of certain groups of students. 10 October 2016. The importance of the uplands farm at Low Beckside is recognised and the College would look at the viability of transferring it to an appropriate body or group, on the basis they continue to preserve it for educational and potential applied research relevance. In terms of new students starting in September 2020, the College would work in partnership with other FE colleges to map progression routes beyond 2021.

It has strong links with land-based industries and the local rural community. Picture: Google Maps The list of potential bidders to take over Newton Rigg College in Penrith will now be coming under the spotlight. 5.7K likes. Askham Bryan College would welcome working with these groups, over the next couple of months, if they wish to explore how they could deliver a Cumbrian-based solution for Cumbrian students should the campus close next summer, pending the outcome of the staff and trade union consultation process. TO CLOSE: Newton Rigg College. Since incorporation in 1992, Newton Rigg has been owned or governed by four different corporations including two universities. “We are also interested in exploring how you might like to access the college and other places and formats of learning.” Senior managers The chair of the group is Christine Knipe, chief executive of the Westmorland County Agricultural Society. The possible college closure would affect staff and students now, but also the county as a whole in the future. The survey has been created by a partnership ‘steering group’ that was established to address key challenges facing the agriculture industry in Cumbria and to make plans for the future of land-based provision in the county. But a number of leading figures in the county, including MPs, are fighting to save it. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please # gamebirds # gamekeeper # gamekeepers # shooting # partridge # phesant # drivenshooting # education Adrian Banford, strategic lead for the steering group, said responses to the survey, which has been convened by the University of Cumbria, would help build the case to the Further Education Commissioner that Newton Rigg should be retained. It is the oldest agriculture college in the country and has a proud history of teaching land-based subjects. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. Newton Rigg College opens a … Gene bank project to protect Herdwick sheep breed . Having no agriculture and land based skills specialist college in a … Mr Banford said responses to the survey were being sought ‘from all ages and sections of the community’. Visit the ‘North West News’ section of the NFU website to access the survey. Askham Bryan College’s Newton Rigg Campus in Cumbria is earmarked for closure in July 2021 after an independent review found the site is not financially viable. Newton Rigg College, Penrith, United Kingdom. The controversial scheduled closure of Newton Rigg College, near Penrith, has been confirmed for July 2021.

MORE than 100 members of teaching staff are to lose their jobs after Newton Rigg College announced it will close next year because it is no longer financially viable. During this 28-year period it has not been possible to develop a sustainable business model that would enable Newton Rigg to maintain the necessary investment in its infrastructure and resources to compete successfully with other specialist land-based and general further education colleges. “The purpose of the survey is to review how people have used the college in the past and how they would like to receive training, education, knowledge (and) exchange learning opportunities now, and what thoughts they have that might be useful in the future,” he said. By The Further Education commissioners are currently carrying out a review into the future viability of the Newton Rigg campus, which is very worrying for the local community. The timing of the proposed closure for next July 2021 gives a window of opportunity for an alternative group or organisation to provide a potential solution. CUMBRIAN farmers have been called upon to help save a Cumbrian agricultural college. The college also attracts students from all over the country. We are proud to be the largest land-based education provider in the UK.

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